Blackberry app that periodically sends GPS to webserver?

Question

I want to create a background app on a Blackberry that starts when the phone boots and sends gps locations to a webserver periodically. Is this possible without the BES server? I am most likely targeting OS 4.5. Any gotchas I should know about?

thanks Nick

Answer 1

if you want only background process.

How to - Set up a background application

if you want GUI part also in your application.

How to - Set up an alternate entry point

and for gps update

Get location information updates

Answer 2

gotchas? just be aware of the battery draining a little more rapidly than usual...

Answer 3

You can skip the BES server if you use a PHP or ASP.NET WebService. You can consume that WebService on the Blackberry device using a JSON library found here: http://www.json.org/

PHP and ASP.NET can receive JSON objects and parse them into objects on that specific programming language.